RE: Re: Million Pound Property Experiment

["Nick Tyson - The Edge" <nick@xxxxxxx>]

For those of you that may be interested, I've now found the article I
mentioned in Custom Installer and include a very brief (although sorry if
it's too big for the list) summary of it including a kit list.

London based installation specialist SMC was approached by architects Alan
Higgs to see if they would be willing to work with them on this very
charitable cause. All of the companies were expected to contribute their
time and, where possible to find the hardware at no cost, too.

The first part of the job was getting commitment for as much kit as
possible, then designing the system around what was available. Industry
association CEDIA canvassed its members (installers, manufacturers and
distributors) to see who would eb willing to make a contribution to the
project.

With a plasma from Relysis, control system from Systemline, Access system
>from
>from
and installation resources from Sound Ideas, Graham’s Hi-Fi and Smartcomm,
the possibility a full-blown state of the art system soon became a reality.

The security system also required a high degree of co-operation and
teamwork
to deliver a finished system complete with entry system and intruder alarm.

Because of limited resources and the very limited timescale, engineers from
the manufacturers and distributors ended up working side by side with those
>from
undertaking, the whole project was completed in under 6 months (SMC started
in June and signed of in October).

The Kit Box (or who gave what)….

Multi Room Audio System
Systemline S4.4 multi room audio system donated by QED
Denon TU-260L tuner (all Denon products donated by Hayden Labs/denon)
Denon DCM 280 5 disc CD player
KEF ceiling speakers in Bedrooms 1 & 2, Bathroom 2, Living room, Dining
Room
and Garden
System installed by Smartcomm

Cinema System
Relysis RP4205 42” plasma screen
Denon AVR2803 AV receiver
Denon DVD 1400 DVD player
Mission FS1 surround sound speaker system
Philips Pronto and docking station donated by SMC
Cinema installed by Sound Ideas
Philips Pronto programmed by Graham’s Hi-Fi

Lighting Control for Living Room and Dining Room Areas
1 Leax 12 channel dimming system
Donated by Leax Controls, installed by site electricians

Intruder Alarm
Scantronic 8136 based system giving whole house protection
Donated by Cooper Security
Installed by Midnight Security

Access System
BPT Nmova system
Donated by BPT Security Systems
Entry system installed by Midnight Security

Data Network
Hub donated by D&T Electronics
Installed by D&T Electronics and Smartcomm

Telephone Network
Installed by D&T Electronics and Smartcomm

TV Distribution
Loft box TV distribution system and aerials donated by SCC International
Installed by SCC International

Structured Cabling
All cable donated by Raydex
Installed by site electricians

Low Voltage sockets and plates
Donated by MK (MK Edge range)

All installation, design and project management labour was donated free of
charge

Nick Tyson
The Edge
Tel 01473 288211
Fax 01473 288255
Email nick@xxxxxxx



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